By Hank Bordowitz

Food
The Joys of Falafel
How can a humble ball of fried beans inspire such passion? If you’ve never experienced falafel, they basically boil (in oil) down to a meatball with the legume of choice replacing the meat.
By Hank Bordowitz

Food
Falafel
The hullabaloo over this humble snack has overtones of the Arab-Israeli relationship in microcosm. A food that dates back to Old Testament days, falafel has served at the basis of a Ph.D. thesis on how food can reflect nationalism.
By Hank Bordowitz